Tesla sends Powerwalls to power medical clinics in Ukraine

[Kablooie]

Tesla has sent some Powerwalls to Ukraine in order to help power some “ambulant clinics” in Irpin and Borodyanka. Power has been unreliable since the Russian invasion – making battery packs like Powerwalls super useful.

Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister of Ukraine and minister of digital transformation, announced on Twitter:
“Tesla Powerwall tech will power up two ambulant clinics in Irpin and Borodyanka. New solar panels and integrated battery systems will not only use renewable energy, but also store it for backup protection. We are grateful to Tesla and Elon Musk for this continuous support.”

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Powerwalls generally require an extensive installation when used for backup power in a home, but Tesla showed a way to power a few critical pieces of equipment with the large battery pack in just a few minutes of installation.
It can also be recharged through a quick daisy chain of solar panels – making the Powerwalls into a useful mobile power station.
Now it looks like it will specifically help power some medical units.

https://electrek.co/2022/04/29/tesla-sends-powerwalls-power-medical-clinics-ukraine/

[Hoyt]

1. Poll-- Is Musk doing good or bad here?

[canetoad]

2. Did Musk

Have anything to do with this donation?

[Hoyt]

3. Musk's company, and Ukraine official thanked him. What else do you need?

[canetoad]

4. It's possible

That this was a corporate decision without Musk's involvement. Why so defensive?

[SunSeeker]

5. Amounts to great PR and free advertising for their product

It's the exact opposite of Musk's stupid idea of sending a mini-sub to help rescue those Thai boys trapped in a cave.

[eShirl]

11. plus in-the-field product testing. (n/t)

[Celerity]

7. lol

[Demovictory9]

6. never heard of powerwalls

[Celerity]

8. here

https://www.tesla.com/en_eu/powerwall



Powerwall is a battery that stores energy, detects outages and automatically becomes your home's energy source when the grid goes down. Unlike generators, Powerwall keeps your lights on and phones charged without upkeep, fuel or noise. Pair with solar and recharge with sunlight to keep your appliances running for days.

[Demovictory9]

10. cool

[Lunabell]

12. Good, but children are still starving, Mr. Musk.

Were you lying or trolling? Or both.

https://www.abc10.com/amp/article/news/verify/business-verify/elon-musk-indicated-2021-to-donate-6-billion-to-fighting-solving-world-hunger-if-un-met-conditions/536-cad0e59e-775d-4c3d-a309-b3ef93379a71

And what about the racist behavior that's been ongoing at Tesla for years?

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/11/1080073061/california-sues-tesla-racism-fremont

You got some 'splaining to do.

[tman]

13. Great. Can't argue with this.